http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2012-07-08-01.aspx
SBS Transit to Add 1,000 More Buses At A Cost of $433m - Close to 90% of Fleet Will Be New By 2015
By 2015, nine out of every 10 buses in SBS Transit fleet buses will be new.
The latest purchase of 1,000 new buses at a cost of $433 million will bring SBS Transit's total fleet size to about 3,400 - its largest to-date. Comprising 450 single-deck award-winning Mercedes Citaro buses and 550 double-deck Volvo B9TL Wright buses, they are scheduled for delivery from as early as January 2013. All buses are powered by Euro 5-compliant engines and will have wheelchair-friendly features.
The newest additions to the fleet are part of the Company's fleet renewal programme which started in 2006. In all, close to $1.29 billion has been spent to purchase 3,050 new buses.
Of the 1,000 new buses, 260 will be funded by the Government under the Bus Services Enhancement Programme (BSEP), while SBS Transit will fund the 740 buses under its growth and fleet replacement plans.
discuss here..... out of 1000 buses, seem like at least 350 buses are for fleet addition (260 buses funded by government). and these 1000 buses will spread out to arrive between 2013 to 2015..
YAY!!!!!!!
TODAY IS THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!
SBS GOING TO GET NEW CITAROS AND MORE WRIGHTS!!!
HOPE SMRT WILL DO THE SAME!!!!
humm i think the new bus already appeared here before your eye. guess which bus? :p the one that get stuck at a shell station. for 350 of them. And the 260 ones will be MAN as it is supply by ST. You see why smrt use MAN bus? SMRT and ST both are governemt link company.
thanks lemon1974.